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Lukas McCloskey Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-03-25 Country: USA
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2022-23 Wenatchee Wild BCHL 46 1 9 10 0.217 0.0838 0.0894 0.3164 0.3377
2023-24 Vernon Vipers BCHL 54 3 10 13 0.241 0.0927 0.0947 0.3503 0.3578
2024-25 Wenatchee Wild WHL 48 8 16 24 0.500 0.2432 0.2285 1.2268 1.1529
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2025-26 Army D1 AHA FR 27 2 5 7 0.259
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.26
2025-26 · Army
+57.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
35%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10096
Defenseman overall
#2180
Defenseman born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Victor Björkung
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jared Kolquist
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Vinny Muto
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Niagara (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Eric Bolden
Elmira · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Payden Benning
Curry · 2007-08
1.074 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Austin Master
Stevenson · 2017-18
1.148 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.